The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, after the recent promotion to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, on Friday, directed the deployment of Assistant Inspector General of Police, Lanre Bankole Sikiru, to Head the INTERPOL National Crime Bureau of the Criminal Investigations Department of Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement in Abuja,
indicated that the new Head of the INTERPOL was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1990.
The FPRO highlighted that AIG Bankole holds a degree in law and is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; he attended several leadership and strategic courses within and outside Nigeria including UN Logistics Officers Course, Ghana; Workshop on Financial Crime Investigation, Badagry; UNODC & INTERPOL Conference on Drug Trafficking, Spain; Workshop on Africa Border Security, South Africa; International Conference on Drug Trafficking, Taiwan; INTERPOL General Assembly, Chile.
Bankole has also served in various operational, investigative and administrative capacities within the Force including DCP INTERPOL and CP INTERPOL, FCID Abuja and CP Ogun State.
The FPRO disclosed that the Acting Inspector General of Police enjoined AIG Bankole to prioritize collaboration and cooperation with international law enforcement agencies and partners in combating transnational crime, while staying updated on emerging global security threats and trends, and adapting strategies to deal with them accordingly.
According to Adejobi, the posting takes immediate effect.